The making of a pearlIs the hardest task of allFor to send a grain of sandTo irritate the clamIt sits in its craw ~Continuous a thorn in your sideThe grain of sand embeddedIn the muscle it does hideAs you fight against itThe muscle does become injuredA welt then a lump does riseAnd after time the sand ~You adapt without knowing to yourselfThe sand and you are oneAnd merge the shining pearlFrom all the persistent irritationComes a treasure sublimeOne that many hunt forTo behold the beauty ofFor the struggle has brought forthA mirrored polished gemBrought about by the pain endured ~Are we not to seek that Pearl of great price ?And are we not like the clamEnduring all struggles and pains,By our tasks to multiply our talents,To bring forth a prize to layAt the Master's feet?We are all pearls in the makingStrung together as one bodyGlorifying the Father's throne.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.Malachi 3:1-3 (King James Version)

Malachi 3 1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717) wrote powerfully about the need for an intimate relationship with Almighty God, including this: “He who has a pure heart will never cease to pray; and he who will be constant in prayer, shall know what it is to have a pure heart.”

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